Now that Week 9 of the 2026 NFL season is in the books, it’s time for an incredibly meaningful and serious exercise: NFL Power Rankings! What differentiates these rankings from all others is that they’re THE only truly accurate ones in the entire universe. Hard to believe, I know. But it’s true. Let’s take a look at how all 32 teams stack up.
BLG’S WEEK 10 POWER RANKINGS
1 – Chicago Bears (Last Week: 1) – Tired: Turning the ball over five times is bad. Wired: Turning the ball over five times in a win is actually pretty impressive.
Chicago doesn’t even need to be near their A-game to emerge victorious. The bad news for the Bears is that they play the NFL’s most difficult remaining schedule, in no small part due to the NFC North being loaded.
2 – San Francisco 49ers (LW: 2) – The Niners bounced back from their sole loss with a decisive win against a scrappy Raiders team. They’re either going to be the No. 1 seed or the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff picture.
3 – Buffalo Bills (LW: 3) – There’s no denying the Bills have benefited from their opponents dealing with bad injury lucky, especially at quarterback. Their defense faced pass attempts from Joe Fagnano, Carson Wentz, and Max Brosmer over the past two weeks. To their credit, they beat their weakened competition.
4 – Kansas City Chiefs (LW: 4) – The Chiefs rolled the Jets, as expected.
5 – Detroit Lions (LW: 5) – Make that four straight wins for the Lions. Detroit’s defense has improved … while their offense has cooled off.
6 – Jacksonville Jaguars (LW: 7) – I might be underrating the Jags here; they’re the No. 1 team by DVOA and point differential. And the difference between them and No. 2 in point differential is the same difference between No. 2 and roughly the halfway point between No. 5 and No. 6. The Jags also improved their roster ahead of the NFL trade deadline. They’re going to push for the first-round bye in the AFC playoff picture.
7 – Seattle Seahawks (LW: 8) – Pretty strong defense, below average offense. Very good but not great team.
8 – Cincinnati Bengals (LW: 9) – Drake Maye led the NFL with a 113.5 passer rating last year. Joe Burrow is currently ahead of that mark at 114.8.
9 – Minnesota Vikings (LW: 6) – Kirk Cousins offers a level of quarterback competency the Vikings did not have prior to trading for him. They owed it to themselves to try to improve their offense since Brian Flores’ defense is so good. But this feels like a half-measure as opposed to trying to get really aggressive. They paid to be a team that might win a playoff game instead of paying to be a team that can more likely contend for a Super Bowl win.
10 – Los Angeles Rams (LW: 11) – The Rams have won three in a row. It helps that they played the Raiders, Chargers, and Commanders.
11 – Denver Broncos (LW: 12) – Did you realize the Broncos have seven wins this season? Doesn’t seem right. Accordingly, they have the worst point differential of the four seven-win teams. They’re at +12 while the others are +79, +69, and +57.
12 – Green Bay Packers (LW: 14) – The Packers are 5-1 in their last six games and the one loss came on the road in Detroit by a field goal. They’re ascending.
13 – New England Patriots (LW: 10) – The Pats have mostly failed to hang with the big boys this season; they have losses to Seattle, Jacksonville, Chicago, and Green Bay.
14 – Las Vegas Raiders (LW: 13) – By trading Kirk Cousins, the Raiders are finally turning the page to No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza. The rookie quarterback’s first NFL start will come on the road in Seattle. Big test!
15 – Pittsburgh Steelers (LW: 15) – The Stillers return from their bye for a big AFC North matchup against the Bengals in Cincy. Pittsburgh must win to retain their division lead.
16 – Dallas Cowboys (LW: 17) – Dallas failed to cover the spread in a close win over the Colts. Impossible to take them seriously.
17 – New York Giants (LW: 18) – The G-Men are 5-2-1 after winning in Philly for the first time since 2013. New York has benefited from the NFL’s easiest strength of schedule (.346) by far.
18 – Baltimore Ravens (LW: 16) – The Ravens are hoping to tread water with Jacoby Brissett until Lamar Jackson can return. Fortunately for them, their schedule does lighten up a bit after losing four straight.
19 – Cleveland Browns (LW: 19) – Back-to-back losses have damaged the Browns’ chances of winning their division. Could still be in the mix for a wild card spot, though.
20 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LW: 20) – The Bucs are 3-6 but they’re looking like the most threatening team in the lowly NFC South at the moment.
21 – Carolina Panthers (LW: 21) – The Panthers had an opportunity to run away with their division and they failed to do so after three straight losses. We’ll see if they can stop the bleeding with a win over the Saints.
22 – New Orleans Saints (LW: 24) – The Saints can make a push for the NFC South crown if they can beat the Panthers.
23 – Houston Texans (LW: 25) – The Texans got a free win by playing the worst team in the NFL.
24 – Atlanta Falcons (LW: 22) – The Falcons followed up a win over the 49ers with a shutout loss and a three-possession defeat. Not a very relevant team.
25 – Arizona Cardinals (LW: 23) – With Gardner Minshew getting hurt, it’s Carson Beck time out in the desert.
26 – Washington Commanders (LW: 26) – Thursday night’s game against the Giants is a must-win for Washington. Even then, it might be too little, too late. But the Commanders can at least pretend to still be alive for the NFC East while holding a head-to-head tiebreaker over New York. If they lose, Dan Quinn’s fate should be sealed.
27 – Miami Dolphins (LW: 27) – Former Eagles draft pick Kyle McCord is now the starting quarterback in Miami. Given how weird and mismanaged Philly’s QB situation has been, it only feels fitting that he’ll ball out for Kevin Patullo.
28 – New York Jets (LW: 28) – People love to pretend Geno Smith is good for some reason. He’s 4-20 in his last 24 starts.
29 – Philadelphia Eagles (LW: 29) – After starting the season 2-0, the Eagles have lost seven straight. It couldn’t be more obvious that Nick Sirianni has no answers. The good news is that Howie Roseman is doing his part to put the team in a position to rebound beyond this season. The Jordan Davis trade was an absolute heist.
30 – Tennessee Titans (LW: 30) – The Titans return from their bye to take on the Jags in the first of two meetings over three weeks. More losses are coming.
31 – Indianapolis Colts (LW: 31) – Despite losing five straight, the Colts are 3.5-point home favorites against the Dolphins in Week 10. Could be their first win since October 4.
32 – Los Angeles Chargers (LW: 32) – There’s a real chance this team goes 0-17.
